Western cyclone., 1887-11-04
RESULTS OF RING RULE.

The following which is the close Of
the complaint now on file in the office
It j. r. Hawkins throws some light
IN some Of the dark dOngs OF the Mill
bcook ring. 1t shows where the
Doodle went about which the Mill
rrook monkey is lying SO energetically
t the present time.
"Your rclator further says that in
ne year Of 1886. the county clerk Of
'r',ham county Kansas, by the order
+ the county attorney Of SAID county
laced upon the assessment rolls of
aid county large amount of lands
Il townships and 10 in range p, 9
md 10, range p, then owned by ". 7.
Jansen, and q large amount of other
l.nds in township s, 8 and TO- in
'ange "a, and 8, 8, and 10 in range 25,
rwned by Close Bros. All of said
ands being situated in the county of
fraham, State Of Kansas, that said
ands were not subject to taxation tor
,he year Of 1886. That afterwOrd To-
Wit: About Feby. 1st, 1887, the said
Close Bros, by their authorized agent
ne, j. 3. Hogan, at a meeting and
5ession Of said Board Of county Com
nissioners requested said Board to
trike said lands from the assessment
oils for the year Of 1886. That the
said Board then requested your relat
or to file an opinion in writing with the
county clerk Of said county, as to the
legality of the taxation of said lands
a the said year Of 1886, which your
relator did. A true copy Of said Opin-
on is attached hereto made part
hereof and marked Exhibit J"
That at the time of the filing of said
opinion and after said Board had ex-
lmined the same, the said Board and
said Defendant willfully, Oppressively
and corruptIy refused and neglected
70 strike said lands from the tax rolls
of the year 1886, or take any action in
the premises, although the said Close
Bros, by their agent, j. B. Hogan,
aforesaid then offered to pay into the
county treasury of Graham county the
sum OF $500 by compromise and set-
tlement of the taxes on said lands OF
Close Bros. for the year of 1886.
And that at the regular meeting
and session of said Board on the 1st
Mondat in July, 1887, the said Board
willfully oppressively and corruptly
ordered the county treasurer OF said
county to advertise and sell said lands
for said taxes for the year of 1886,
said taxes amounting to the sum of
about $4,000.
That on the 22nd day Of August
1887, at a special meeting and session
ofsaid Board begun and held at the
court house in the city of MilIbrooG,
the county scat Of said county, the
said defendant being then and there
present, the said dcfeudtnt, unlawfullv,
oppressiyeir and corrup;ly exacted
and received from the s2id Close Bros
and ". T. Hansen, the sum OF 5000
and then and there on receipt o: thc
Same, the said detcEden. and said
Board ordered The county treasurer
II SAID county 10 stay all proceedings
for the collection Of the taxes on said
lands and that said lands be stricken
from the tax rolls of said county for
the year Of 1885. Said defendan: be.
ing then and there present, d;- then
and there vote for and consent 10 said
order and proceedings. A true copy
OF 4 journal Entry OF said proceeding
is attached hereto marke Exhibit
X and made part hereof
Your relator further SAYS. That no
part Of said sum OF $500 was ever paid